ECHR - TURKEY - DEMADES
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered Turkey on Tuesday to
pay within three months 835,000 euros to Greek Cypriot refugee Ioannis
Demades for the loss of use of his property in the northern coastal
town of Kyrenia, occupied by Turkish troops since the Turkish invasion
in 1974.
The Fourth Section of the ECHR ordered Turkey to pay the applicant in
the case Demades vs Turkey within three months from now the following
comprehensive sums: 785.000 euro in respect of pecuniary damage, 45.000
in respect of non pecuniary damage and 5.000 in respect of costs and
expenses.
The Court recalled that in its principle judgment it found Turkey
guilty of continuous violations of the European Convention of Human
Rights by reason of complete denial of the rights of the applicant with
respect to his home and the peaceful enjoyment of his property in
Kyrenia.
